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I purchased my first
Minor just after my 16th birthday. It was equipped with a tuned 1275cc Midget
engine. I spent the next year preparing
it for my 17th birthday. Soon I was putting in a 2000cc Fiat engine ( my first
) and competing in road rallies. This was the car that started me
on the road of modified vehicles.
Final Specification
Engine......................... Fiat 2000cc twin cam from a 132 with single
45DCOE Weber carb.
Gearbox...................... Fiat 5 speed
Axle............................. Austin A60 4.3:1 ratio
Suspension.................. Front.... Morris Minor with Spax damper
kit. Negative camber by spacing eye bolt from chassis. Rear... Traveller leaf
springs (with 2 leafs removed), Spax damper kit, Vauxhall Chevette radius
arms and panhard rod
Wheels........................ Alloy slots 51/2"x13"
Tyres........................... 185/60/13 at 26 psi
Radiator...................... Marina with Sherpa core and modified
outlets
Interior......................... 6 point Aley bars roll cage, bucket
seats, 12" Mountney wheel, HA Viva van stalk to operate head light dip,
rev counter, oil pressure gauge, water temperature gauge and battery condition
gauge.
Headlights................... Cibee H4 with 100/65 watt bulbs.
Performance................ Standing start quarter mile 15.97 secs
at 81mph. 0-60mph under 8 secs. Top speed 113mph at 6500rpm
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WOY 84G as purchased.
1275cc tuned Midget, alloy wheels
velour interior.
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I intended to fit disc
brakes, telescopic dampers and detune
the engine by removing the single 45DCOE Weber carb and
fit a single 1 1/2" SU. Bumpers would also be fitted.
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I paid £750 for
the car without seeing it run.
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The car in its 1275 guise,
with front spoiler.
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I had a fascination with
burnouts so would often bolt on some
old tyres and spin them up.
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For some reason I broke
3 gearboxes and a differential in the
first 9 months of driving the car. I used to get back from
school, have the box out before tea and then have the car
back on the road for 8pm.
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I only did a few runs
down the strip with the 1275 engine and
this is the quickest. I could have run 17`s easily.
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The Midget engine required
a rebuild as it was using a lot of
oil so I decided to put a 2000cc Fiat twin cam engine. I had
seen 2 Minors so equipped at the national Minor rally and
read about another 2 in Street Machine. This gave me
inspiration and the owner of one of the cars Russ Smith gave
me advice.
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